Cava hires Dr. Squatch marketer as CMO to build on growth
John Ludeke, most recently chief brand officer at the Unilever brand, is tasked with deepening consumer connections to the fast-casual chain.
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Stuck in a Dead End Job? Oprah (and Yale Research) Says Ask Yourself This 1 Question
It is possible to find more meaning and fulfillment in any job, Oprah insists. Start by asking this question.
Category & Markets
An Interview with Jason Del Rey About Muse, Amazon, and Walmart
An interview with Jason Del Rey about Amazon versus Meta, which is a continuation of the oldest battle in retail between Amazon and Walmart.
Strategy
Beauty brand Cakes wants to turn its TikTok virality into an owned media strategy
Cakes is launching Cakes Media to shift from paid TikTok views to a permanent, brand-owned audience as ad costs climb.
Brand
The ‘Twitter killers’ never replaced Twitter. Here’s what happened instead.
Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon and X: Where they stand now. When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, a parade of new platforms emerged. Threads brought Meta’s enormous reach while Bluesky promised a more open social network. Users scattered, and for a while, it…
PR & Narrative
These are the biggest changes communicators have seen in their careers
From the silly to the serious, here are the biggest changes. Whether you entered the field of communications last year or 40 years ago, you’ve seen some changes. From the shift to print to the shift to AI, from the fall of legacy media to the rise of social…